diff --git a/bin/clippy b/bin/clippy
index bc623bd17e..a72634fa58 100755
--- a/bin/clippy
+++ b/bin/clippy
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ cd ..
 SUPPRESS=(
     # TODO(crbug/908640): To be resolved.
     borrowed_box
-    char_lit_as_u8
     clone_on_copy
     collapsible_if
     comparison_chain
diff --git a/rutabaga_gfx/src/virgl_renderer.rs b/rutabaga_gfx/src/virgl_renderer.rs
index cdea147a3e..4850143825 100644
--- a/rutabaga_gfx/src/virgl_renderer.rs
+++ b/rutabaga_gfx/src/virgl_renderer.rs
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ impl Drop for VirglRendererContext {
 #[cfg(any(target_arch = "x86", target_arch = "x86_64"))]
 extern "C" fn debug_callback(fmt: *const ::std::os::raw::c_char, ap: *mut __va_list_tag) {
     let len: u32 = 256;
-    let mut c_str = CString::new(vec![' ' as u8; len as usize]).unwrap();
+    let mut c_str = CString::new(vec![b' '; len as usize]).unwrap();
     unsafe {
         let mut varargs = __va_list_tag {
             gp_offset: (*ap).gp_offset,